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Interfering With Freetakers.

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Replying To ExiledInWex:  "Mother of god, are you trying to sanitise the game altogether? The game on Sunday was played in good spirit - hard, fair, honest.
It was a pleasure to be there and witness it.
Should the crowd stay mute also like rugby, with their annoying "shhhhh......" because Sexton is lining up a kick in a Pro 12 game that hardly anyone cares about?
I don't see why anybody would have a problem with a player waving hands, shaking goal posts, etc. I draw the line at
anybody throwing anything at the free taker though and do not like that behaviour.
The level of sportsmanship at the end was top notch also. Hand shakes all round and massive respect between both teams. Some other counties could take note of the behaviour."
No need for the needless attacks at rugby
There is things you can defend but completely unsporting behaviour like this isnt.
People going shhh! is about respect and maintaining a tradition just like its a tradition in GAA for everyone to yell before the national anthem finishes!
different sports can have different traditions you know.
shaking goal posts isnt on. waving hands if both sides allowed to do it is fine and refs see no isssue

KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3758 - 14/07/2022 10:38:46    2431995

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Worst one I remember is Lee Keegan throwing his GPS at Dean Rock as he attempted and succeeded in kicking the winning free in an All Ireland final, as low an act as any you'll see in any game imo.
I agree it's time they brought in the shaving foam idea from soccer, the number of times frees are walked in by free takers is a complete joke.

Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 3186 - 14/07/2022 10:58:52    2431999

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Replying To Tirchonaill1:  "Worst one I remember is Lee Keegan throwing his GPS at Dean Rock as he attempted and succeeded in kicking the winning free in an All Ireland final, as low an act as any you'll see in any game imo.
I agree it's time they brought in the shaving foam idea from soccer, the number of times frees are walked in by free takers is a complete joke."
Jeasus we will soon not be able too handle the ball if we keep copying soccer…. Just tell the kicker to retreat 4/5 meters before taking the kick and failure to do so results in throwing the ball up… simple

ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3845 - 14/07/2022 11:19:17    2432006

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Replying To ForeverBlue2:  "Jeasus we will soon not be able too handle the ball if we keep copying soccer…. Just tell the kicker to retreat 4/5 meters before taking the kick and failure to do so results in throwing the ball up… simple"
Shaving foam is simple and effective, anything that helps the ref to get things right is a good idea imo.

Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 3186 - 14/07/2022 11:45:08    2432018

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Replying To sligo joe:  "No bother, l don't have a problem with players pushing the boundaries, problem for refs is when a rule like this is pretty much ignored it's unfair to clamp down on a one-off incident. Ye had a Bridget's/Rossie goalie down there a few yrs ago who was an expert at "bending" the rules, thought you might have mentioned him LOL"
Haha. We certainly did. He wasn't called "cake" for nothing. He was usually on the other end of the penalty, even the ones he wasn't supposed to be taking!!

Sindar (Roscommon) - Posts: 348 - 14/07/2022 12:58:44    2432042

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Replying To CartaDubh:  "Lee Keegan throwing the gps at Rock and Tommy Walsh getting ready to lift up David Moran up rugby for Dean Rock's missed free in 2019 are two more examples of this. I think every team and player would do anything to put off opponents taking frees."
To be fair Cárta. Tommy Walsh and Moran asked the rtef David Gough was it OK to do it and he replied yes. It transpired in the aftermath it would nt have been allowed but it did nt happen anyway.

CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 3917 - 14/07/2022 13:04:46    2432043

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Replying To RHF:  "The position frees are taken from also needs to be looked at. Out the field there should be a bit of grace allowed especially if the taker is been held or has taken a step or two during the foul.

The amount of frees been taken from the hands and the free taker is allowed to steal as much ground as he likes to improve the angle or shorten the distance is crazy and it never seems to be pulled."
Agree 100%

CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 3917 - 14/07/2022 13:05:41    2432044

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Replying To Saynothing:  "I have said this for ages, all teams do it, especially in club games. Time for the shaving foam or some way of marking the spot. Ref moved Morgan back a foot last year v Kerry when he was on half way line yet they pay no heed to players opening up angle of free inside 30 yards."
Well said Saynothing. Although Morgan answered the proper way with a boomer.

CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 3917 - 14/07/2022 13:07:12    2432045

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Replying To ExiledInWex:  "I have more of an issue with the players screaming in the opponents ear after they win a free. I absolutely detest it and think that should be a throw-in.
Win your free and shut your trap I say."
I have a problem with that too. Keep the traps shut

CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 3917 - 14/07/2022 13:09:44    2432047

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Replying To CiarraiMick:  "I have a problem with that too. Keep the traps shut"
Yeah its absolutely pathetic and its an absolute scourge at present. Players doing anything to try and get a reaction from an opposition player.

Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2320 - 14/07/2022 13:24:33    2432050

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Replying To ForeverBlue2:  "Jeasus we will soon not be able too handle the ball if we keep copying soccer…. Just tell the kicker to retreat 4/5 meters before taking the kick and failure to do so results in throwing the ball up… simple"
That auld damn soccer. Fair play to you though for getting the broadband working for you back in 1743.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7978 - 14/07/2022 13:44:52    2432055

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Replying To KillingFields:  "No need for the needless attacks at rugby
There is things you can defend but completely unsporting behaviour like this isnt.
People going shhh! is about respect and maintaining a tradition just like its a tradition in GAA for everyone to yell before the national anthem finishes!
different sports can have different traditions you know.
shaking goal posts isnt on. waving hands if both sides allowed to do it is fine and refs see no isssue"
It wasn't an attack on rugby to call something out as nonsense.
Honestly, I have more of a problem with people shouting before the anthem finishes than I do with a goalkeeper shaking the posts. To me, that is disrespectful of our anthem and this is one thing which the Northern counties do more respectfully than us southerners.

ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1340 - 14/07/2022 14:12:25    2432060

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Replying To ExiledInWex:  "It wasn't an attack on rugby to call something out as nonsense.
Honestly, I have more of a problem with people shouting before the anthem finishes than I do with a goalkeeper shaking the posts. To me, that is disrespectful of our anthem and this is one thing which the Northern counties do more respectfully than us southerners."
So any kind of skulduggery on the pitch is OK once the spectators loo before the end of the Anthem?

Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 2296 - 14/07/2022 14:28:45    2432068

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Replying To CiarraiMick:  "Well said Saynothing. Although Morgan answered the proper way with a boomer."
Point for point O 'Shea's. Into the Hill against the wind( which the commentators mentioned every time Dublin missed)last kick to win match, had run for 80 minutes . Very few could do it . Towards end of match some keepers maybe but only because they're well rested.

Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2294 - 14/07/2022 15:22:46    2432084

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Not too much of a big deal players jumping or waving in front of a free taker. More concerned about where the kick is taken from.

Loads of examples. Rian O'Neill may have stolen a yard or two v Galway but to be fair he didn't seem to nneed it. The biggest joke was the free in the same game where the Armagh guy had it in his hands and must have run 15 yards before he kicked it. I know to many copying soccer is a cardinal sin but the foam is simple and works extremely well.

Sean O'Se..... wow. Apart from the accuracy he must have cleared the posts by another 20 metres.

Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1920 - 14/07/2022 15:59:46    2432099

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Can't find any compilation of Gaelic Football's great long frees but there's a few tasty ones above including a Kerry legend. Michael Murphy's sideline is unreal, straight over the black spot.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7978 - 14/07/2022 16:50:23    2432108

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Replying To RHF:  "The position frees are taken from also needs to be looked at. Out the field there should be a bit of grace allowed especially if the taker is been held or has taken a step or two during the foul.

The amount of frees been taken from the hands and the free taker is allowed to steal as much ground as he likes to improve the angle or shorten the distance is crazy and it never seems to be pulled."
Exactly - all players do this. I miss the drama and tension of a kick off the ground. A great skill, not seen often enough

points50swiththeargyllsonthewrongfeet (Tyrone) - Posts: 293 - 14/07/2022 17:42:57    2432114

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Replying To ExiledInWex:  "It wasn't an attack on rugby to call something out as nonsense.
Honestly, I have more of a problem with people shouting before the anthem finishes than I do with a goalkeeper shaking the posts. To me, that is disrespectful of our anthem and this is one thing which the Northern counties do more respectfully than us southerners."
Well said, the way the National Anthem is treated by people is a disgrace. They also need to go back to when the players actually lined up in their positions before the Anthem was played. This carry on of two groups of players breaking way as the Anthem is played isn't right.
If we don't show respect for our own how to we expect other's to do so.

Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2320 - 14/07/2022 17:44:01    2432115

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Replying To Saynothing:  "Point for point O 'Shea's. Into the Hill against the wind( which the commentators mentioned every time Dublin missed)last kick to win match, had run for 80 minutes . Very few could do it . Towards end of match some keepers maybe but only because they're well rested."
Well both sides struggled to score into the hill end, vast majority of wides were at that end, standing on the hill the breeze was crossfield not against O'Shea, the canal end is much more sheltered. From behind the goal it was going wide but by luck or judgement it drifted in on the breeze. I do think a last minute kick to equalise is more pressure.

sligo joe (Dublin) - Posts: 891 - 14/07/2022 18:35:50    2432122

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We have been blessed with some great scores throughout the years and the last minute frees are always special if they can dictate the result of the game. Seanie Ó Shea s free will live long in my memory as will Stephen Cluxton for the Dubs. However on the pressure of it all (, and I've debated this before) I think an equalising kick is much harder than a winning kick. I mean if you miss an equalising kick you have a replay or extra time. If you miss an equalising kick you feel like you ve left your whole team and supporters down. I grew up wanting the chance to kick a winning free but I would nt like the pressure of a last minute free to save game. That's just my opinion but for those reasons the likes of Eamonn McEneaney 85 Derek Duggan 91 and Maurice Fitz 01 were probably more nervewrecking kicks. Now don't get me wrong Cluxton and Seanie s kicks were very special but that's how I see it.

CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 3917 - 14/07/2022 19:55:39    2432129

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